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Sec Mellon submits 1928 Treas estimates and reduction recommendation of $201,115,000 or $182,000,000 depending on amount of flood control appropriation to Sen Finance Com; Pres Coolidge said to approve
Riverside Trust Co; messenger and asst cashier robbed
Gov Smith expected to push new inquiry; Shearn to conf with Gov; J H Clarke Jr wants legislative inquiry
Daniel is convicted and dismissed from his ship, the Cormorant; final ss of Kimball and Capt Calvert, Prosecutor
Lenroot repeats denial before Sen Public Lands Com; says W H Hays also wished Fall to tell all
1928Jimmy Logan, Scottish actor, director, and producer (died 2001)[†]
James Allan Short, OBE, FRSAMD, known professionally as Jimmy Logan, was a Scottish performer, theatrical producer, impresario and director.
1928Monty Norman, English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2022)[†]
Monty Norman was a British film score composer and singer. A contributor to West End musicals in the 1950s and 1960s, he is best known for composing the "James Bond Theme", first heard in the 1962 film Dr. No. He was an Ivor Novello Award and Olivier Award winner, and a Tony Award nominee.
1928Konstantinos Maleas, Greek painter (born 1879)[†]
Konstantinos Maleas was one of the most important Post-Impressionist Greek painters of the 20th century. Along with Konstantinos Parthenis, he is sometimes considered Greece's most important modern artist.